Kiln for drying barrels



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. J. BATES. KILN FOR DRYING BARRE LS.

No. 554,973. Patented Feb. 18, 1896.

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ALBERT J. BATES, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

KILN FOR DRYING BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,973, dated February18, 1896.

Application filed October 9, 1895. Serial No. 565,104. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. BATES, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at J oliet, in the county of Will and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kilns forDrying Barrels, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings, and the letters andfigures of reference thereon, forming a part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a'central vertical section. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection taken on line 1 of Fig. 1, looking down as indicated by thearrows. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the compartments forholding a barrel. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the swivel-joint of thesteam-pipe, having a portion broken away to showthe interior parts. Fig.5 is a vertical section of the outer wall of the drying-chamber and aside elevation of a portion of one of the radiators of abarrelcompartment. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a plate for closing theperforations in the bottom of a barrelcompartment when opposite the dooror opening for admitting barrels. Fig. 7 is a vertical section throughthe center of the two bearing plates, showing roller-bearings betweenthem for supporting the turn-table having the barrel-compartments.

This invention relates to certain improvements in a steam barrel-dryingkiln, which improvements are fully set forth and described in thefollowing specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the side walls of a circularcase or kiln intended to be made of brick or other masonry and having aroof, as shown in Fig. 1, provided at its apex with a chimney D,provided with a damper E for regulating a downdraft, as indicated byarrows.

B is a circular rotatable floor or table .lo--

cated within said walls A and supported at its center on pedestal H, asshown in said figure, through the medium of the roller-bearings J,located between the circular tracks K and K, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7,the track K resting on the top of the pedestal H and the track K beingattached to the under side of the floor B. Said rollers J are held inplace by means of a band J passing around them and inclosing them, andto which band they are journaled by means of axle-studs, as shown inFig. 7.

B is an annular flange secured to the upper side of said floor B at somelittle distance from its periphery, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, whichflange forms the inner walls of the barrel-compartments, whichcompartments are formed by means of the radial partitions B.

Fig. 3 is intended to illustrate in perspective one of thebarrel-compartments, and a description of one compartment will besufficient for all, as all are duplicates of each other.

S is a steam-radiator located within the compartment and is arranged ina semicircular form to conform more to the shape of a barrel than if itwere in the form of the compartment.

S is a spiral steam-pipe connected with the upper part of the radiatorand arranged to be immediately above the upper end of a barrel when itis in the compartment. The floor of each compartment is perforated, asshown at y in Figs. 2 and 3, for the purpose of permitting a downwardcirculation of air through the compartment to the space under table orfloor B through between the rollers J to pipe G leading to a chimney F,which chimney causes the draft through the barrelcompartments.

The steam-radiators S are each connected by means of the pipes P with anannular steam-pipe M, located within and near the flange B above floorB, or on it, as may be desired. Said annular steam-pipe M is connectedwith a steam-supply pipe 0 C through the medium of the pipe N and aswivel-joint L L L, (shown more particularly in Fig. 4,) whichswivel-joint is ordinary and permits the floor B to turn withoutbreaking steam connection.

The inner side of the kiln is recessed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, forthe purpose of holding in its recesses a series of steam-radiators T,which radiators are connected by means of pipes l 1 2 2 3 with thesteam-sup ply pipes O C. Fig. 5 shows a portion of one of theseradiators set in its recess and shows the pipes 2 3 for connecting itwith the supply-pipe. The source of steam supply may be from an adjacentsteam-boiler. (Not necessary to be shown.)

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